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Danish
Etymology
tugt + hus. Calque of German Zuchthaus.
Noun
tugthus n (singular definite tugthuset, plural indefinite tugthuse)
- (historical) a house of correction (educational and labor institution for criminals, vagrants, degenerate children, etc.)
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